The time for their deployment to end was drawing closer.
However, they still hadn't noticed Otto's movements.
Another day of training concluded.
Just as they reached their doorstep,
they saw Stan lying in front of the house.
Kiana quickly ran over, about to pat Stan's head.
"Careful!" Durandal's figure suddenly appeared behind Kiana, and Kiana felt herself being pulled back quickly.
And Stan, its body rapidly grew larger, looking at them with fierce eyes.
Around Stan's body, deep red flames billowed.
Their living quarters had already begun to catch fire due to the high temperature.
Sweat dripped from Kiana's forehead as well, due to the sudden rise in temperature.
(Don't complain, Honkai Energy is omnipotent)
"Stan, stop it," Durandal said sternly.
But Stan, standing opposite them, only let out a low growl.
The surrounding temperature rose again.
Rita tried to teleport her Moon Soul Battlesuit, but found she couldn't.
Durandal looked at the people behind her, frowned, and immediately led them back, away from the area.
Stan just quietly watched Durandal's movements and didn't follow.
When Durandal reached it again, Stan let out a low growl, and flames appeared all over its body, then Stan, wreathed in flames, charged at Durandal.
Durandal, originally, had also thought of teleporting her Moon Phantasm Battlesuit, but then, like Rita, discovered that the battlesuit was forbidden from use.
At this point, she also understood that Bishop Otto was forcing her and them to be together.
And Stan might be the subject of this experiment.
She casually condensed a light blue spear in her hand, blocking Stan's attack, then another spear appeared in her other hand, and after flinging Stan away,
Durandal directly threw the spear in her hand.
Stan, in mid-air, quickly adjusted its body, then slapped the spear with a paw.
Stan was flung even higher.
After a while, Stan finally landed on the ground, but Durandal was already waiting for Stan on the ground.
"Sister Rita, what's wrong with Stan?" Kiana asked Rita anxiously.
"I'm not very clear either," Rita shook her head and said.
"Then..." Kiana squinted, looking in the direction of Durandal's battle, but due to the high temperature, the battle area was completely obscured.
"Then let's hurry and help," Kiana was a bit eager to try at this moment.
After all, daily training finally had a place to be put to use.
"Miss Kiana, don't worry, just leave it to Lady Durandal, Lady Durandal will handle it," Rita held Kiana's hand, stopping her from rushing in directly.
"But we can't just stand here and watch," Kiana said anxiously.
"Can't we just go in and help together? With more people, it'll always be easier, right?" Kiana had just finished speaking.
The temperature in the high-temperature zone in front of them slowly began to drop.
"It looks like Lady Durandal has already handled it," Rita said with a smile.
Soon, Durandal walked out, pinching Stan by the scruff of its neck.
Looking at the unconscious Stan in Durandal's hand, "Wow, Stan was subdued so quickly?" Kiana said in surprise.
"Lady Durandal, are you alright?" Rita quickly walked to Durandal's side, looking her up and down.
"I'm fine, Stan isn't very strong, it just took some time to knock it out," Durandal frowned as she looked at Stan in her hand.
"But why would Stan use fire? It clearly didn't have this ability before," Durandal lifted Stan, finally looking at the collar around Stan's neck.
After taking off the collar, Durandal examined it carefully.
"This collar? Did Stan wear a collar before?" Kiana reached out and poked the collar.
When Kiana touched the collar, it suddenly shattered into pieces, and red crystals scattered from inside the collar, finally melting into Kiana's hand.
"Eh?!" Kiana only let out a surprised cry, then reached up to hold her forehead.
Mei quickly supported Kiana.
Then Kiana looked at her hand with a disgusted expression.
"Tsk."
At this moment, Mei noticed that Kiana's eyes had turned golden again, just like on the day of the assessment.
"Although this gem is mine, it's actually being used by a cat," Kiana looked at Stan with a disgusted expression.
Then she extended her hand towards Stan.
Stan seemed to sense something, waking up directly from its unconscious state, then looking at Kiana with its fur bristling.
Kiana just waved her hand, and a gem emerged from Stan's body, finally landing in Kiana's hand.
And Stan, when the gem left its body, became extremely weak.
"Kiana..." Mei called out Kiana's name worriedly.
"Alright, I'm not that idiot who gets tricked every day," Kiana said, clutching the red gem.
"Being directly pulled out by someone, it's so annoying," Kiana looked at the cat in Durandal's hand.
"Kiana, are you really alright?" Durandal handed Stan to Rita, then asked with concern.
"I told you, don't call me Kiana, I'm not that idiot, I'm Sirin," Sirin said, glaring at Durandal.
"Sirin? Forget it, what you have in your hand is very dangerous, can you hand it over?" Durandal directly extended her hand towards Sirin.
"This is my stuff, why should I give it to you?" Sirin looked at Durandal disdainfully.
As she spoke, the gem completely melted into Sirin's hand.
"Want it? Then come and get it," flames instantly appeared around Sirin.
But Sirin also controlled the flames, not letting them burn towards their direction.
As Sirin waved her hand, the flames rapidly surged towards Durandal.
"Just this, and you dare to come ask me for a gem?" Sirin looked disdainfully in the direction of the flames.
But then, the flames were directly split open, and even a deep crack appeared on the ground next to Sirin.
A drop of cold sweat ran down Sirin's forehead.
At this moment, they spoke, "Sirin, I think it's better if you just surrender, because if Durandal gets angry..."
They hadn't finished speaking when Durandal appeared next to Sirin.
Only Durandal's cuff had burn marks.
"Naughty children get spanked," After saying that, Sirin was lifted up by Durandal by the waist.
Slap!
A very crisp sound.
Sirin bit her lip to keep from crying out.
"You... you....." Immediately, a layer of flames appeared on Sirin's body surface.
But Durandal seemed to feel nothing, the flames, when they touched her, seemed to be isolated by something.
Sirin immediately increased the intensity of the flames again.
After Durandal frowned, a set of golden armor appeared on her body.
Slap!
Another one.
Sirin's still struggling body immediately stiffened in place.
They also squatted in front of Sirin at this moment, "Um, why don't you just apologize? Otherwise, Durandal will still spank your butt."
"I, I'm not wrong!" Sirin struggled again after hearing that.
"Damn it! You, what do you have on you?!" Sirin wanted to teleport away directly, but there seemed to be something on Durandal that was constantly interfering with the surrounding space.
Slap!
"Damn it! Damn it! You wait for me!"
Slap!
Several more in quick succession, and they, standing by, couldn't bear to look at Sirin's current state anymore.
"You guys were the ones who called me out! And now you're hitting me!" Sirin stopped struggling.
Finally, a wronged Sirin, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Durandal then quickly put Sirin down.
"You guys just pulled me out casually! Am I not allowed to throw a tantrum?!" Sirin grew more and more aggrieved as she spoke.
What kind of people had she encountered?!
How could she just come to a random place and there would be people who could bully her at will?
Was she an outdated version? Was she no longer a Herrscher?
Finally, with Sirin's wronged cries, Sirin directly ran away.
And Kiana's body, when Sirin was not controlling it, directly fell forward.
Durandal quickly supported Kiana.
"Rita, find another dormitory for rest," Durandal said somewhat anxiously.
She had, indeed, been a bit too much just now.
But Sirin, what was her relationship with Kiana? Dual personality?
Fortunately, Otto hadn't blocked their other permissions, so a place to stay was immediately found.
While they were resting.
Otto, who had been observing from the shadows.
'A separate Sirin personality, but it seems there isn't much fighting spirit.'
'Did something happen when I wasn't aware?'
'But when Kiana is in danger, she will still appear voluntarily.'
'How interesting, but, where did something go wrong?'
'Why didn't she use the teleportation ability?'
'It's still not enough, this Honkai Energy intensity.'
'How exactly can I reach that tree?'
Otto stroked his cheek, deep in thought.
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